diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/controller.ex
index c0552d89f..f7772e9b0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/controller.ex
@@ -35,10 +35,15 @@ def filename_matches(has_filename, path, url) do
 
     path = URI.decode(path)
 
-    if has_filename && filename && Path.basename(path) != filename do
+    if has_filename && filename && does_not_match(path, filename) do
       {:wrong_filename, filename}
     else
       :ok
     end
   end
+
+  defp does_not_match(path, filename) do
+    basename = Path.basename(path)
+    basename != filename and URI.decode(basename) != filename and URI.encode(basename) != filename
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/media_proxy_test.exs b/test/media_proxy_test.exs
index b23aeb88b..9c363dea8 100644
--- a/test/media_proxy_test.exs
+++ b/test/media_proxy_test.exs
@@ -124,6 +124,17 @@ test "filename_matches matches non-url encoded paths" do
              ) == :ok
     end
 
+    test "encoded url are tried to match for proxy as `conn.request_path` encodes the url" do
+      # conn.request_path will return encoded url
+      request_path = "/ANALYSE-DAI-_-LE-STABLECOIN-100-D%C3%89CENTRALIS%C3%89-BQ.jpg"
+
+      assert MediaProxyController.filename_matches(
+               true,
+               request_path,
+               "https://mydomain.com/uploads/2019/07/ANALYSE-DAI-_-LE-STABLECOIN-100-DÉCENTRALISÉ-BQ.jpg"
+             ) == :ok
+    end
+
     test "uses the configured base_url" do
       base_url = Pleroma.Config.get([:media_proxy, :base_url])